Dr. Devries was interviewed for an NPR story that discussed the the lack of physician education in nutrition and what the Gaples Institute is doing to remedy the situation:
“But few programs are eager to add these courses on their own. And that buck passing frustrates Stephen Devries.”
“I did a four-year, extra-intensive training program in cardiology and didn’t receive one minute of training in nutrition,” Devries says. “That’s gotta stop.”
“A few years ago, Devries left his cardiology practice to lead the Gaples Institute, aimed at expanding nutrition training in medicine”.
“This summer he’s launching an online nutrition course for doctors. But he also wants to reach students. So he recently met with fellow nutrition advocates who want to add nutrition questions to medical board exams, change accreditation standards and tie medical training grants to nutrition education.”